Technical Officer - HTS at Jhpiego Nigeria

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting tfill the position of:

Job Title: Technical Officer - HTS

Location: Adamawa
Reports to: State Team Lead

Overview

• The HTS Officer will ensure sustainable, high quality and client focused targeted HTS, as well as linkage to ART, PrEP and other prevention services.
• This will be provided in line with national requirements and standards.
• S/he will support to ensure un-interrupted supply of commodities and develop strategies to strengthen referrals between facility and community based HTS points and the relevant health facilities for appropriate referral of clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the coordination of community and Facility based HTS for the target population interest with the states.
• Work to establish and strengthen effective referral linkage within facility and community-based HTS.
• Collaborate with state reference laboratories to implement proficiency testing and other diagnostic quality assurance.
• Assist in developing M&E prevention tools related to HIV testing
• Coordinate mapping of community and facility services and the development of referral directory (including spoke, PMTCT site).
• Coordinate capacity building activities such as HTS, PNS, IPV, adherence counselling and behavioural change initiative for providers.
• Produce and ensure timely submission of monthly program activity reports for data triangulation with M&E unit of the project.
• S/he provides HIV testing to priority populations according to the national HIV testing protocols and guidelines
• S/he ensures that HIV testing quality assurance practices are always performed at all times according to the national requirements.
• S/he establishes and strengthens good working relationship with other implementing partners and stakeholders.
• S/he performs any other duty as assigned by the State Team Lead.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Public Health, Health Sciences, Sociology, or related Health, Medical, or Social Science discipline; masters-level degree preferred.
• Minimum of at least three (3) years of experience in design and implementation of HIV testing services for community and health facilities
• Computer proficiency skills in Excel, Word processing. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Good strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret public health and epidemiological data
• Familiarity with USAID regulations is desired.

Application Closing Date
3rd February, 2022.